A tray table for an aircraft and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The tray table comprises a base portion, a first tray table portion, and a second tray table portion. A first flexural hinge pivots the first tray table portion relative to the base portion. A second flexural hinge pivots the second tray table portion relative to the first tray table portion. The first flexural hinge and the second flexural hinge comprise flexural members which are pliable to enable the respective flexural hinge to pivot. The base portion, the first surface portion, the first flexural hinge, the second surface portion, and the second flexural hinge are integrally formed to provide a unitary tray table construction.
INTEGRALLY FORMED TRAY TABLE WITH FLEXURAL HINGES
2023-10-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / B33Y ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING , Additive (generative) Fertigung, d. h. die Herstellung von dreidimensionalen [3D] Bauteilen durch additive Abscheidung, additive Agglomeration oder additive Schichtung, z. B. durch 3D- Drucken, Stereolithografie oder selektives Lasersintern |
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